Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with Mr. Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, on the sidelines of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Meeting, being from 15-16 October.
The Prime Minister thanked Kyrgyz Republic’s positive and active participation in the SCO CHG Meeting and appreciated Kyrgyz Republic’s support extended to Pakistan as the SCO Chair. The Prime Minister also recalled the warm and brotherly ties between the two countries and expressed satisfaction over the overall positive trajectory of the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyz Republic. The Prime Minister conveyed Pakistan’s strong desire to further strengthen cooperation with Kyrgyz Republic and stressed the need to enhance new avenues of collaboration in the areas of trade, investment, people-to-people contacts and regional connectivity.
Mr. Akylbek Japarov congratulated the Prime Minister on the successful organization of the SCO CHG Meeting, as well as the excellent arrangements made for the visiting delegations. He thanked Pakistan for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him and the accompanying delegation. Mr Akylbek Japarov reciprocated Kyrgyz Republic’s strong desire to continue working with Pakistan for enhancing bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual benefit for the two countries.
